In a press conference this week, Nintendo announced the release of a new line of Nintendo 3DS’s with the 3DS XL. The 3DS XL will sport screens that are 90% bigger and Nintendo claims it will have better battery life. This move is not entirely surprising as Nintendo did a similar move with the Nintendo DSi a couple years ago.
I can honestly say this announcement solidifies my sense of buyer’s remorse for the latest Nintendo handheld. I had my first taste when Nintendo announced the original 3DS price drop from $250 to $180. Next, was the Ambassador program. Sure, I like getting free games, but it didn’t make me feel better about losing $70. Now, we have the announcement of the 3DS XL. Not only would I rather have the increased screen size, but the new XL will only cost $200. Please don’t misread this as true bitterness; it is more like a face palm on my part.
Now, you can say many things about Nintendo, but you can never say they don’t know how to market their products. The 3DS XL is releasing on August 19th, concurrently with New Super Mario Bros. 2. While it does not ship with NSMB2, plan on that game flying off store shelves along with the new system. The Nintendo 3DS XL will be available in red or blue and will ship with a 4GB SD card. With Nintendo coming off a good showing for 3DS at E3 game-wise, it looks like this holiday will be another good time to be Nintendo.
[..YouTube..] i am going to get the 3ds xl if there is a trade in deal at gamestop for pretty cheap
[..YouTube..] don’t knock it ’til ya try it
[..YouTube..] I saw that man in my Nintendo 3ds SWAPNOTE xD
[..YouTube..] -.-” NINTENDO WHY DO YOU JUST RELEASE NINTENDO 3DS XL JUST THIS TIME? i bought nintendo 3ds 2 weeks ago 😐
[..YouTube..] i see U point…but :yaomingface: dream is free
[..YouTube..] The normal 3DS look much better with a glossy finish. The XL has kind of a regular DS or DSi look to it. Just saying.
[..YouTube..] that’s why you have to wait at least a year after a new Nintendo console has released. At least that’s what I’ll do
[..YouTube..] I hate how everybody’s bitching how Bandai Namco are doing SSB. Its not a big deal in my opinion!
[..YouTube..] It is a big deal, because they have fucked up all the DBZ Games after Tenkaichi 3. All the community asked for is a Budokai 3 Remake for the PS3/360 (which would’ve been easier) and they didn’t deliver. So what did we get? a shitty Ultimate Tenkaichi Game based on Chance. So fuck them until they do a Budokai 3/Tenkaichi 3 Remake
[..YouTube..] Incredibly exciting news, Nintendo! I can’t wait for the 3DS XL. It’s just what I wanted. If it came out in white in the US, I’d snatch it over the offered colors but as it is that blue looks quite nice. Thank you.
[..YouTube..] I can’t believe they didn’t show Pokemon/Professor Layton/Prof Layton vs Phoenix Wright @ E3, that would’ve lightened up the show instead of the bullshit boring ass Nintendo Land and like 4 Mario Games
[..YouTube..] your right… Vita’s cool…
[..YouTube..] i’m gonna get this cuz ALL known Pokemon species are in it! 😀
[..YouTube..] ikr it looks like a DSi XL with a joy pad, and 3D slider on it :/
[..YouTube..] Darn, I bought my Nintendo 3ds in March, on the one year anniversary at Target, I couldn’t resist the $140 price tag.
[..YouTube..] Sometimes bigger isn’t better :/ but in this case it is, but I ain’t gonna get it. But those who are gonna get it, I recommend waiting when the price is lowered.
[..YouTube..] Did anyone else think reggie was a little creepy in this video?
[..YouTube..] Reggie is creepy…Always ^^
[..YouTube..] wow… i just bought my 3ds. i was waiting till after e3 to see if this was going to happen… what the fuck is the point of e3 anymore. this video was war more exciting then anything nintendo had to say, as a matter of fact it BROUGHT BACK dreams that E3 said WAS NOT happening.
and i think reggie is weird
[..YouTube..] Holy crap, at 09:30 Nintendo actually acknowledges the VirtualBoy!
[..YouTube..] new super mario 2 launches in my motherf**** birthday… yeah
[..YouTube..] 08:55 Let me get this straight, Nintendo.
You celebrated Zelda’s 25th anniversary (don’t get me wrong; I freaking ADORE Zelda), and are going to celebrate Kirby’s 20th anniversary…but…you don’t give a shit about Metroid’s 25th anniversary. What the hell? At least take poor Samus out to dinner, since you screwed her over like that. Respect points diminished.
[..YouTube..] Nintendo. do us all a favor. DUAL ANALOG STICKS!!!!!!!
[..YouTube..] I CAME FUR POKEMON
[..YouTube..] MuSt….GeT….AlL….ThIs….StUfF……
[..YouTube..] OMG ONLY 199.99 THAT’S LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN REGUAR I MUST MOW THE LAWN SOOOOOOO MUCH.
[..YouTube..] Wow. So we pay $250 for the original 3DS, and now the XL is $50 less -_-
[..YouTube..] pokemon mystery dungeon?
[..YouTube..] That’s why you don’t buy consoles at launch day.
[..YouTube..] Mom iz gettin 3ds XL (she haz bad eyez)
[..YouTube..] I’m gettin me a 3ds XL gotta make my money
[..YouTube..] they replace it with swapnote
[..YouTube..] I do believe this is a misunderstanding. Based on your first few comments I assumed you were comparing the DS to the 3DS. Not the 3DS to the 3DS XL. Thanks for insulting me for no reason though, I truly appreciate it.
[..YouTube..] HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE THE REGULAR SIZE 3DS AND ARE MAD THAT THERE MAKING A BIGGER SIZE??!!! >=O
[..YouTube..] Nintendo, please recommend my idea. I was thinking that since the 3DS XL and New Super Mario Bros. 2 release on the same date, I was thinking you should mae a bundle with nsmb 2 and 3ds xl but the 3ds xl has a gold color. What do you thin? Please think about my idea.
[..YouTube..] Nintendo, I was thinking that since nsmb 2 and the 3ds xl release on the same date, I was thinking you should make a bundle with nsmb 2 and the 3ds xl for $230.00 and the 3ds xl has a gold color. What do you thin? Please recommend my idea.
[..YouTube..] @RANGERTUBEMAN me :/ but i wanna trade in my 3DS for the XL and i hope they at least take 100$ off
[..YouTube..] @ultramario10001 im talking about downloaded games, when I transferred my dsi downloads to the 3ds I lost all of the save data, this will be the same if I get a 3dsxl
[..YouTube..] @dustinthewind2u you are a special kind of stupid, after the god awful hand cramp from hours of kid icarus uprising the second slider makes too much dam sense. Some games Need this addition to function properly, imagine how fps games and the next ssb will control without it, also i brought the slide pad pro, its huge and makes the 3ds too bulky for pockets, adding another pad would only be a good thing, it won’t alienate anyone, it would be another reason to upgrade to it, DUH.!
[..YouTube..] That was a very good Nintendo direct. Love to see more news. Keep it up Nintendo!
[..YouTube..] Nintendo… ANIMAL CROSSING 3DS!!!! INFORMATIOM, REALESE DATE, SOMETHING!!!!!!! PLEASE?????????
[..YouTube..] Not owning a 3ds, I now want.
[..YouTube..] Oh look, another slap in the face to early adopters, thanks nintendo! …If it wasn’t for pikmin 3… and dream drop distance… and a bunch of awesome games… I’m basically saying I love everything about nintendo except how they tend to destroy early adoption credibility.
[..YouTube..] Ow Someone stole my 3DS and a bunch of games~!!1TT_TT
[..YouTube..] im loveing nintendo right now they r making ssb for the 3ds!
[..YouTube..] this was pretty interesting I wanna see more stuff they have for the Wii U.